McGowan Joins D'Arcy James for Bay Street's 'Things'

According to the Bay Street Theatre, Tom McGowan has joined the cast of the upcoming Bay Street production Things Being What They Are. 

McGowan joins the previously announced Brian D'Arcy James (The Apple Tree, Dirty Rotten Scoundrels) in Things Being What They Are. The play is written by Wendy McLeod and directed by Leonard Foglia.  It is "set in a suburban condo complex with neighbors Bill and Jack both reaching crossroads in their lives and marriages. This wistful new comedy explores the passions and human failings that bring people together and drive them apart," state press notes.  The show premiered at Seattle Rep and was seen at Steppenwolf in Chicago.

McGowan is a Tony-nominee for his performance in La Bête.  Other Broadway credits include Chicago and Ivanov.  Off-Broadway, he has appeared in A Few Stout Individuals, The Food Chain, The Winter's Tale and Coriolanus.  Film work includes Ghost World, The Bird Cage and As Good As It Gets.

As previously announced, be Charles Busch (The Tale of the Allergist's Wife), Julie Halston (Hairspray), Matt McGrath (Cabaret), Cheyenne Jackson (All Shook Up), Larry Keith (Caroline, or Change), and Kristine Nielsen (Miss Witherspoon) will star in The Lady in Question.  A few more are being cast.  The play is written by Busch and directed by Christopher Ashley.  The show has "the one and only Charles Busch playing the role of Gertude Garnet, in this free-wheeling satire of 1940's thrillers.  The suspenseful tale begins as Garnet, a glamorous diva and self-obsessed concert pianist on tour in the heart of Bavaria, finds her colossal ego challenged when a handsome American professor engages her aid in rescuing his mother from a Nazi prison." 

The other two shows are still casting....The Night Season will feature Michael O'Keefe (Reckless), with more casting to be announced. The new rock opera Turandot: The Rumble for the Ring has not yet found a cast, although it will feature musical direction by Roger Butterley.

The Bay Street Theatre is located in Sag Harbor, Long Island.  Visit www.baystreet.org for tickets and more information.